Stu Kulak

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Stu Kulak
Born (1963-03-10) March 10, 1963 (age 62)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Vancouver Canucks
Edmonton Oilers
New York Rangers
Quebec Nordiques
Winnipeg Jets
NHL draft 115th overall, 1981
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 19822000

Stuart Alan Kulak (born March 10, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right wing [1] who spent parts of four seasons in the National Hockey League between 1982 and 1989. Selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, he played for the Canucks, Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, Quebec Nordiques, and Winnipeg Jets, as well as several teams in the minor leagues.

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Playing career

Kulak was born in Edmonton, Alberta. He was selected in the third round, 115th overall, by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft from the Victoria Cougars of the WHL. He would make his debut for the team at the age of just 19 in the 1982–83 season, appearing in 4 games and registering a goal and an assist. Considered one of the team's top prospects at this point, his career would go awry the following year when he suffered a serious abdominal injury which required surgery and forced him to miss almost two seasons.

In 1986–87, Kulak would crack the Canucks' roster out of training camp, appearing in 21 games before being waived and claimed by the Edmonton Oilers. He would be dealt again before the end of the season, thistime to the New York Rangers. In what would prove to be his only full NHL season, Kulak registered 4 goals and 2 assists in 54 games between Vancouver, Edmonton, and New York.

Kulak would have stints with the Quebec Nordiques and Winnipeg Jets over the next two seasons, but fail to stick full-time. Released by the Jets in 1990, he would spend most of the 1990s in low-end minor pro before finally retiring in 2000.

Kulak appeared in 90 NHL games, registering 8 goals and 4 assists for 12 points, along with 130 penalty minutes.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1979–80 Sherwood Park Crusaders AJHL 53302353111
1979–80 Victoria Cougars WHL 30000
1980–81 Victoria CougarsWHL72232447431535819
1981–82 Victoria CougarsWHL7138508892412343
1982–83 Victoria CougarsWHL50293362130101091929
1982–83 Vancouver Canucks NHL 41120
1983–84 Fredericton Express AHL 5212162855500059
1985–86 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 30148223822020
1985–86 Fredericton ExpressAHL3101062130
1986–87 Vancouver CanucksNHL2811237
1986–87 Edmonton Oilers NHL2331441
1986–87 New York Rangers NHL3000030002
1987–88 Quebec Nordiques NHL1411228
1987–88 Moncton Hawks AHL379122158
1988–89 Winnipeg Jets NHL1820224
1988–89 Moncton HawksAHL513029599810561116
1989–90 Moncton HawksAHL5614233772
1990–91 Kansas City Blades IHL4713284120
1992–93 Erie Panthers ECHL 211382123
1992–93 Tilburg Trappers NED 1611162744
1993–94 Tulsa Oilers CHL 59172946101800028
1994–95 San Antonio Iguanas CHL65303868971333636
1995–96 Reno Renegades WCHL 431625416031120
1996–97 Reno RenegadesWCHL3612183060
1996–97 New Mexico Scorpions WPHL 5000061128
1997–98 Reno Rage WCHL631625415433254
1998–99 Tucson Gila Monsters WCHL218152316
1998–99 Phoenix Mustangs WCHL203151818
1998–99 Fresno Falcons WCHL95611872246
1999–00 Austin Ice Bats WPHL424101416
NHL totals70841213030002

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